braziliangirl

Hi guys! I'll reach my first month of banded in a couple of days, in 3 days i'll start to introduce solid (but soft) foods, and i was thinking about starting a diet to give a boost in my weight loss. I'm planning a cancun vacation with hubby in 2.5months, and i really want to be out of the 200lb house! I know is only a dream, and almost impossible lol but i would love to shred as much as possible. Am i crazy? Lol is too early for that? I only had this idea, as my new stage diet is mostly lean Protein, soft vegies, soft/cooked fruit, and so is the first stage of the diet in the book, and by the time the book stage changes, i'll be also ok to go to grain, etc in my lapband diet! So? Thoughts? Lol

Oh, i forgot to change there will do that tonight! I'm going to try and see how it goes. The worse it could happen is not loosing all the weight i expect right? Lol And YES! Im doing lots of walk (as i cant fully exercise until week 6).. I'm also doing drainage lymphatic massage 3x a week, that helps with inches and helps in not retaining Water

Nooo, not 40+! I'm at 227lb now! So, 27 lb would be good lol

I dont have restriction yet ;( i have 3 more weeks until my first fill, and it seems easy following recipes and guides in a book hahaha

Hi guys! Yesterday i had to call my surgeon after an excruciating pain i had at my upper stomach and upper back. My surgeon asked me to meet him at the clinic for a barium swallow, and that showed up fine. (I thought i was stuck, but there was nothing there). So he sent me to the ER, to run a CT scan, and the ER dr. just said that the results showed a very inflamed lining, and bad gastritis specially around the band, and that my surgeon asked me to admit me, and we will go from there. He should stop by soon (i hope), but im freaking out. Could they want to remove my band? I always had gastritis, but the ppi for a couple of weeks always cured. Ugh! I'm so scared!

Yeah, i agree is too much another surgery now! About the gastritis they gave me a ppi, but my insurance is still pending approval, as the drug is new and very expensive! Seems like they want to know if i have tried cheapest brands first! Ugh

Thank you all for the nice messages! I just got home, and what i had was a gallstone attack. I have some gallstones still, and my surgeon thinks is saver to plan a removal of my gallbladder. He said that if happens again to go straight to the ER and get it removed! Hopefully i wont have another episode! I really dont want to deal with another surgery right now. Maybe in a few months! What a day!

Surgeon just stopped by. He said that an GI dr will do an endoscopy later on today, and we'll go from there. Ughhhh ???­

Hi! I was banded in the 21! I'm also with these two things bothering me. Looks like everything i eat (well, drink right?! Lol) makes me super gassy and bloated, and the stomach grumbling is the worse.. I'm not sure if it means im hungry, or is my acids going crazy!

Well, i just woke up. i'm feeling better but that sensation of being punched in the stomach is back. (I had it for the first day of Surgery until day 4) Last night i had to take some prilosec, i vas having that burning sensation i used to have before surgery with my reflux. I dont know, i'm just sooo scared that i may have ruined my pouch or stitches inside... It all could be mind too, as i had a terrible day yesterday, lot of stress, too many bad things happened plus i got my period.. I dont know.. Just a thought... But one thing i learned, i will never eat that soup again lol

Hey guys. I'm on creamy Soup, and i had an "idea" of making my creamy cornmeal soup to try, as is loaded with Proteins. Well, it was liquid in a the same consistence (or even more liquid) than my cream of wheat. Somehow, once i eat i started to freak right when i looked at my plate with the left over and the rest became sooooo thick like "polenta".. Its been almost 2 hours that i ate, and i'm feeling this pressure, fullness feeling around my stomach area.. (Not my chest as i read it could happen).. What if the soup stuck down there? ???«???­ Oh God im scared to go to bed now! Ps. Im not salivating, had burped a couple of times and again, im not feeling any pain, just feeling full.. (Or it could be just my head?!? Lol)

Help me please! I'm feeling pain around my port incision.. I'm not sure if is all in my mind or if im really stuck...

Hello. Today i'm 4days post op and the day i was allowed to move to the liquid diet (i think this is how is called- my dr calls stage 3 diet). Which consists in yogurt, blended/strained Soups, juice, milk, cottage cheese, cream of wheat/rice. So, my question is, could i cook some Soup at home? I had some condensed creamy chicken soup for lunch today (diluted with milk), and even if tasted delicious, im not happy as being canned, packed of sodium and chemicals.. I was wondering if i make my own chicken soup with veggies (or veggie soup) ican throw that in the blender and be the same as canned. (Plus the benefices of the veggies helping with my constipation?) Thanks for reading

I know im supposed to eat hummus in 10days, but i was wondering if i thinned it out with a little water wouldn't be ok?

I used to drink a tea from Yogi - get regular, and used to work wonders! Would a laxative tea be too bad in this beginning?

I used to drink a tea from Yogi - get regular, and used to work wonders! Would a laxative tea be too bad in this beginning?

I went to BJ's to buy the ingredients, but got super tired and changed my mind hahaha So, i found this panera bread "tuscan style chicken soup" which has 2.5g fat, 12g carb, 3 Fiber, 13g Protein. For 1 cup.. Is that bad?

Hey! I'm also banded thursday! I'm not hungry, but of course, counting the days until i can finally have at least a bite of my favorite Subway lmao My diet changed today and some extra thing has been added! Like Soups, cream of wheat etc. Im not very confortable with the canned soups, as we are not eating enough, and this being artificial foods annoys me. I just emailed my Nut to see if i can cook a homemade chicken Soup.. Hang in there! Soon you will be eating everything

I was banded yesterday! I still cant believe how good im feeling. Having NO pain at all. Im a little itchy around my incisions, and a little weak, but other than that it seems like i havent have surgery. I cant thank GOD enough about this. This morning a had a barium xray, and my surgeon said that i'm very swollen, and that i should stick to the clean liquids until sunday, and then monday i can start my stage 3 diet. So, far today i only had a cup of prune juice, and half cup of Protein shake very liquid as he recommended more milk so it wont be too tick. Im sooo happy that im banded My surgeon also congratulated me saying how easy my surgery went, that he was very proud of me, and my liver was very small so i guess my little cheating didnt affect that lol

I'm still having some discomfort, mostly in my chest. Today i moved my diet to liquids, and had a pack of cream of wheat with soy milk. I'm not sure if is bad, but i managed to eat the whole thing... I havent ate anything since surgery, just some sips of Water.. Wasnt feeling up to anything.. But last night i almost passed out, so, today needed to start the right way. So far im feeling good, thirsty after the Cereal, but i think i can hold another hour.

I'm 3days post op today, and feeling desperate to go #2 ???­(dont feel like i need, but somehow feels like it would help with the bloating and gas.. I'm thinking about magnesia milk, but in afraid to have cramps.

I havent had any nausea yet (knock on wood), but i still have the patch behind my ear since before surgery, and at home i'm taking 4mg of Zofran every 6 hrs..